The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-30
CREsCO, IOWA, THURSDAY, JUNE 80, 1887.

ing q terrible stampede. The confusion for
time was terrible, men, women and
children yelling and crowding for the en-
trance. Quiet was finally restored, when II
was found that one young lady's leg had
been broken and several women and
children badly bruised. One of the lady
equestrians during the excitement fell In
the midst Of the four horses she was riding
and was terribly injured about the head
and chest. Her condition is precarious.
AtCambridge, Ohio, on the morning Of
the oath, Baltimore 4 Ohio fast line train
dashed into the rear of q freight train
engine was demolished, and six cars Of the
freight train were torn to splinters. Several
persons were hurt in the wreck, but no one
was fatally injured. Property to the amount
Of $4,000 was destroyed.
At Nanticoke Pa, ON the 23rd, an ex-
plosion Of gas occurred in No. Slope Of the
New Susquehanna Coal company. John
McMadaman, James Kelly, Joseph Lesseps
and Lofty Ninoskiaux were killed, Barney
and John Szkoski fatally, and Norman
Thomas slightly injured. The gas was
ignited by powder explosion.
The village of Washburn, Woodford coun-
ty, was wiped out by fire early Sunday
morning. The fire originated in H. J.
Teiser's store and as that village had no
fire protection whatever everything burned.
The loss will approximate 500 ON which
there is about 10000 insurance The fire is
supposed to be OF incendiary origin.
Two passenger trains coIlided at Haver
de Grace Tuesday afternoon. One pas
seneer was killed and number injured,
among the latter, Rev. ]. p. Pinkham, of
the Society Of Friends, Minneapolis, Mimi,
had 1sa md 0hov,lh0ve frUO Ln
collision was due to the failure of air brakes
to do their duty, on one of the trains.
A terrible explosion took place in the
Twin Shaft Of the Pittson mine, near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Saturday morning, heard
for miles around, smashing the head house
at the top Of the shaft into thousand frag-
plosion was causad by the naked lamps Ut
the miners coming in contact with the gas
as they went down the shaft.
Political and Personal.
A Union-Labor party has been organized
in Kentucky and a state ticket nominated.
Mrs. Cleveland has been elected one Of the,
trustees OF Wells Female College at Aurora,
NY.
Gen. A. n. Terry was taken suddenly i'll
at New Haven, Wednesday. His physicians
say he over exerted himself during the ex-
ercises attending the dedication OF the
soldiers monument.
Mrs. Pearl Lacy, bride of q month,
committed suicide at New York, using
pistol. She was % years of age the
daughter of a farmer of Newark, Ohio.
Hnmesickness and despondency was the
cause.
Mrs. Villas viii leave Washington during
the present week for Madison, Wis, where
she will open her house for the summer.
She will entertain a number of prominent
people of the state during the season, and
the Postmaster General will spend his
vacation in the latter part Of August, and
the month OF September In his old home.
Geo. F. Slosson, the famous Chicago
billardist, has returned from his six weeks
jaunt in Europe. When he sailed for
Europe it was his intention to accept Nine.
Adelina PATHS invitation to spend the
greater part of the summer at her castle in
Wales, but his actual stay there was con-
fined to period of two weeks. Mr. SlossOn
enjoyed his visit and describes PATHS castle
as grand and beautiful estate. 1.-The fact
is,' he says, ..Nicolini was so insanely jeal-
Gus of me that concluded to avoid trouble
by cutting short my delightful visit.